Abortion in Cyprus

{{Short description|none}} '''Abortion in [[Cyprus]]''' can since 2018 be performed on request up until the 12th week of pregnancy and until the 19th week in rape cases.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/03/30/parliament-decriminalises-abortion/|title=Parliament decriminalises abortion (Updated) - Cyprus Mail|date=2018-03-30|work=Cyprus Mail|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en-GB|archive-date=2018-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051108/https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/03/30/parliament-decriminalises-abortion/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was previously performed only if there was a risk of physical or mental harm to the mother, a risk of fetal deformity, or if the patient was raped or otherwise sexually assaulted.<ref name="un">{{cite book|url=https://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/|title=Abortion Policies: A Global Review|publisher=United Nations Population Division|year=2002|volume=Country Profiles|chapter=Cyprus|format=DOC|access-date=14 March 2017|chapter-url=https://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/cyprus1.doc}}</ref><ref name="ippf">{{cite report |author=International Planned Parenthood Foundation European Network |date=January 2009 |title=Abortion Legislation in Europe |url=http://www.spdc.pt/files/publicacoes/Pub_AbortionlegislationinEuropeIPPFEN_Feb2009.pdf |pages=16–17|access-date=14 March 2017 }}</ref>

While there is no specific guideline limiting when an abortion is permitted under Cypriot law, in practice no abortions are performed after the 28th week.<ref name="un" /> Cyprus has a [[natalist]] policy<ref name="un" /> and thus will not provide routine abortion procedures in [[state hospital]]s, so they are typically performed in private clinics, with hospitals only providing the procedure if the mother is at great risk.<ref name="ippf" /> As abortions are paid out of pocket by the woman undergoing the procedure, private practitioners can and have performed abortions outside the legal framework.<ref name="un" />

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[[Category:Abortion in Asia|Cyprus]] [[Category:Abortion in Europe|Cyprus]] [[Category:Health care in Cyprus]] [[Category:Women in Cyprus]] [[Category:Abortion by country|Cyprus]]